Word: prefrosh
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...friend's voice twanged tensely over the phone line. I could tell he was panicking. "I can't find a host for this prefrosh and she's coming tomorrow...
...before we begin our heavily researched list, we want to warn you first-years that, well, this is the beginning of the end. You have spent the entire year trying to figure out what the hell you wrote on your prefrosh rooming form landed you with the psychos you live with. Well, it's all over...
When they called you to go streaking in the Yard, you were cleaning your bathroom--for the second time this week. You've spent more time watching Ricki Lake and "Can We Shop" than studying for tomorrow's Foreign Cultures exam. You've called everyone you met during Prefrosh, whether they came to Harvard or not, just to catch up. You've vacuumed. And now, with a week and a half until the ephemeral freedom of intersession, you've run out of things...
...Listen, prefrosh. Harvard isn't just diverse. It's an ecosystem unto itself...
Murphy said, however, that "prefrosh" weekends can be an important part of the recruitment strategy. "The tactic is to get them excited and committed before they hear about other schools and financial aid packages," she said...